Fertiliser ministry maps green urea roadmap
The Fertiliser Ministry on Friday took steps to firm up a roadmap for domestic green urea production, convening a pre-Expression of Interest (EoI) meeting with stakeholders to deliberate on a plan that remains at the consultation stage.
The meeting was chaired by Joint Secretary KK Pathak, who also serves as Chairman and Managing Director of state-run PDIL. The EoI had been floated earlier to gauge market interest and technical readiness across the value chain. “The massive turnout — online and offline — from prospective players across the entire value chain is a clear indicator of the keen intent to bring this initiative to reality in the near future,” the ministry said in a statement.
The roadmap envisages financial support spanning multiple ministries, though allocations remain proposals pending formal approvals. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been assigned a potential outlay of `19,744 crore to accelerate green energy infrastructure. The Department of Fertilisers (DoF) has been tasked with creating an institutional and market-parity framework to integrate green ammonia into the national fertiliser manufacturing chain, with the financial contours of its role yet to be worked out.
A key concern flagged at the meeting was the cost differential between green and conventional grey ammonia. To address this, the roadmap proposes a differential subsidy mechanism on the offtaker side.
